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  • PLANETROX is a worldwide music competition whose mission is to discover the best new bands and expose them to a wider international audience. In 2012, Envol et Macadam will be expanding its ties to the rest of the world and hitting it with a big bang: alternative bands from 15 different countries will be able to sign up for their PLANETROX auditions and the chance to play at the next Envol et Macadam Festival in Quebec City, Canada.

    The PLANETROX project is an initiative of Envol et Macadam in collaboration with the City of Quebec. The mission of this international undertaking is to discover the best up-and-coming bands in each of the participating countries and to present them to the public at the Envol et Macadam Festival each September. This second year of PLANETROX will involve Canada, the United States, France, Belgium, Great Britain, Germany, Norway, Ireland, Italy, Czech Republic, Japan, China, Malaysia, Indonesia and South Korea.

    Envol et Macadam is Quebec’s top alternative music festival. It continues to innovate and to develop projects that allow local and international up-and-coming artists the chance to take part in an event that annually attracts over 20,000 music fans, as well as many industry professionals. Its programming appeals to a young and hip crowd; Bad Religion, Mastodon, Sum 41, Pennywise, Karkwa, The Sounds, Metric, Malajube, Raekwon, Bloc Party, Hatebreed, IAM, The Exploited and As I Lay Dying are but a few of the well-known artists that have played and delighted festival goers at Envol et Macadam in past years.

    How does PLANETROX works? Register your band and pick your best song (original compositions only). If you are chosen, send us a video and get people to vote for you!

    Bands may register for PLANETROX online from March 1st to May 11th.

  • Semi-Finalists

    FatSpread
    Mongoose
    Smokin' Aces
    8Ash Down
    Steamy Grease
    Infinitewoods
    Jailhouse Chili
    Front : Paradox
    Jacket.
    Solarclips
    Dnastic
    True Zebra
    The Jetpack Pilots
    Hellchief
    Koala
    Automatic Nation
    Punto Blanco
    Nastka
    Strings Uncovered
    Geyskens Tim

  • PLANETROX is a four-step process

    1. Each participating band will register online on planetrox.ca before May 11th, 5pm (EST : Eastern Standard Time), upload an MP3 of one of their original songs and a panel of international industry judges will choose the 10 semi-finalists.
    2. The 20 semi-finalists will upload a video of their song. An online public voting process will then follow form May 21st to June 4th and 5 finalists will be chosen by the results of this public vote combined 50/50 with the judges’ vote.
    3. The 5 finalists will perform in a live National Finale in their country and an audience vote combined 25/75 with a panel of industry judges vote will decide the winning band.
    4. The winning band from each of the 15 countries will be invited to perform  at one of Canada’s biggest live music events, the Envol et Macadam Festival in Quebec City on September 7th or 8th  2012.

  • PLANETROX timeline 2012

    March 1st Launch PLANETROX & open band registration
    May 11th Band registration closes
    May 12th 20 Semi-Finalists announced
    May 14th to 20th Semi-finalists submit videos
    July 21th to June 4th Public voting period
    June 5th 5 Finalists announced
    August 7th Finale – 5 bands playing 20min slots during Polifonics festival
    September 7 - 8 15 bands from 15 countries PLANETROX @Envol et Macadam Festival, Quebec City